The storied rivalry between the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers is in danger of a humiliating conclusion - with both teams facing epic sweeps in the NBA conference finals.
The Denver Nuggets have torched the Lakers in three straight games behind brilliant performances from two-man wrecking crew Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray. Meanwhile, the Miami Heat have dismantled the Celtics in every aspect of the game, leaving Boston staring at impossible odds to comeback from a 3-0 deficit.
LeBron James and Anthony Davis have looked helpless against Jokic's dominant inside play and Murray's scoring explosions. The Nuggets are now aiming for the unprecedented feat of overcoming a 3-0 deficit to win a playoff series, a hurdle even NBA legends like Michael Jordan never cleared.
In the East, Jason Tatum and Jaylen Brown have been shut down by Miami's suffocating defense and timely shooting. Rookie head coach Joe Mazzulla is being schooled on the sideline by savvy Heat coach Erik Spoelstra. With one more win, the Heat can achieve the rare feat of sweeping two historic NBA franchises in the same playoffs - a humiliating bilateral brooming that will go down in league lore.
Unless either the Lakers or Celtics can cook up a miracle comeback for the ages, basketball fans could soon witness a double sweep for the ages - with the Nuggets and Heat aiming for a place in NBA postseason history at the expense of two all-time great organizations.
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